HELD ON: Saturday 25th November
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Elements Kitchens Showroom, RG30 1EA
Event Highlights
- Expert NEFF Home Economist, Jo Barwick, rustled up some festive culinary delights throughout the day.
- Local artists in residence for the day: Mary Colbeck, Sayani Drury, Janina Maher, & Elaine Northcote.
What you thought
It was so useful, as always. Jo and Sarah were brilliant!
Mel
There was a great atmosphere. The incorporation of local artists into the event was really unique!
Lynda
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Our artists in residence
Mary Colbeck
Mary is largely self-taught. She loves painting flowers - poppies, irises and lilies are her favourites, enjoys trying new styles, and has recently discovered ink sketching.
She is passionate about encouraging people to have a go, and has recently started a small group who meet regularly for urban sketching.
Janina Maher
Janina loves drawing, painting, printing and making things. She recently rediscovered the enjoyment of drawing and painting buildings, and has steadily been working her way around Caversham, Reading, and Henley high streets.
Learn more about Janina, her latest book and 2024 calendar range on her website.
Elaine Northcote
Elaine Northcote is an emerging artist in the fine arts scene with a background in performing arts, and has been involved with projects in independent film and music. She works primarily with oil on canvas adding multiple layers of paint creating work that is expressionistic realism with rich vibrant colours, she also enjoys working with charcoal and graphite.
Sayani Drury
Sayani is an accomplished artist, best known for her floral portraits which seek to portray the essence and character of the flowers she paints in a vintage manner, reminiscent of the Dutch masters.
She tracks her days through her sketchbooks, where she also plans her finished paintings in thumbnails.
